Earthquake details

Sunday, October 5, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 00:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kirumba (Democratic Republic of the Congo - CD), about 19.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.118 and latitude -1.126.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 4.0 km
Coordinates -1.126, 29.118
UTC time 2008-10-05 00:02:12.630
Location Kirumba
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-05

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